Eight Serial Blasts in Jaipur; 60 Dead, 200 Injured

Quick Facts:

• Blasts at Manas Chowk Police Station area, Johari Bazar, Tripolia Bazar, Badi Choupal, Choti Choupal, Kotwali area rocked the city of Jaipur at 7:35 PM on Tuesday evening.

• The bombs, made of iron ball bearings, alarm clock circuit, exploded within a span of 12 minutes of each other.

• Speculation is rife that this could be the handiwork of Lashkar-e-Toiba, SIMI. Authorities are also suspecting that Bangladesh-based HuJI could be behind the attacks.

• Shops have shut down, police have cordoned off the area. All the city borders, Rajasthan state borders sealed. National Security Guard has reached Jaipur. Delhi, Mumbai, Karnataka, Bihar, Hyderabad, Maharashtra on high alert.

The injured have been rushed to the Sawai Maan Singh hospital. (Hospital Helpline: 0141-2560291; 0141-2619827)

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